Inna, 28, and her two-year-old son, Svyatoslav, walk past a destroyed Russian army vehicle during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in Trostianets, Sumy region (Photo: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra)
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Saturday, April 16 is the 52nd day of Ukraine’s defense in a full-scale war waged by Russia.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky said that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, up to 3 thousand Ukrainian soldiers have died, the losses of the enemy are seven times higher. The head of state also held a meeting with representatives of the security forces on the situation in the city of Mariupol, Donetsk region, where heroic defense is underway under a complete siege.
Ukrainian defenders again and again beat off enemy attacks in the east.
Meanwhile, foreign diplomats continue to return to Kyiv.
NV follows the main events of the new day of the war
- personnel – about 20100 people,
- tanks – 762 units,
- armored combat vehicles – 1982 units,
- artillery systems – 371 units,
- MLRS – 125 units,
- air defense systems – 66 units,
- aircraft – 163 units,
- helicopters – 145 units,
- automotive equipment – 1458 units,
- ships / boats – 8 units,
- tanks with fuel and lubricants – 76,
- UAV operational-tactical level – 138.
- Special equipment – 26.
- Launchers OTRK / TRK – 4.
On the morning of April 16, Russian invaders fired missiles from Su-35 aircraft at the Lvov region. Four cruise missiles were destroyed by the air defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
09:48 Ukraine plans to open nine humanitarian corridors today
09:31 In the Odessa region, the occupiers are trying to restore intensive aerial reconnaissance – OVA
«The night passed under alarms. The enemy is trying to restore intensive aerial reconnaissance. The Defense Forces continue to perform tasks as intended. Thanks to all residents of Odessa and residents of the region who report rashist drones, ”said Sergey Bratchuk, speaker of the Odessa OVA.
09:16 Russian troops shelled the Darnitsky district of Kyiv
Information about the victims is being clarified.
Children suffered the most in the Donetsk region – 117, Kiev – 105, Kharkiv – 88, Chernihiv – 54, Mykolaiv – 41, Lugansk – 40, Kherson – 36, Zaporozhye – 23, the capital – 16, Sumy – 16, Zhytomyr – 15.
08:46 Russian troops shelled a village near Poltava, one person died
At night, the Russian invaders shelled the Luhansk region. As a result of the shelling, one person was killed and three were wounded. Gas pipelines were damaged in Severodonetsk and Lisichansk.
06:31 Russia declares 18 employees of the EU delegation persona non grata
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, they will be sent out of the country.
05:53 Electricity tariffs for the population in Ukraine will not increase for at least six months
The government will extend the electricity tariff in the amount of UAH 1.44 per kWh for Ukrainian households consuming less than 250 kWh per month.
05:25 The invaders hit the airfield in Alexandria in the Kirovograd region
According to the mayor of the city Sergey Kuzmenko, this happened yesterday at 22:26.
05:10 The invaders destroyed Severodonetsk in the Lugansk region by almost 70%
This was announced by the head of the Severodonetsk city military-civilian administration Alexander Stryuk.
According to him, the city is under heavy fire, about 20 thousand people out of 135 thousand remain there.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin could be held accountable for the invasion of Ukraine and the crimes of the Russian military, said Benjamin Ferenc, an American lawyer and the last living prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials.
Reuters, citing a source, reports that Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, Finance Minister Sergei Marchenko and head of the National Bank Kirill Shevchenko will visit Washington next week during the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
03:20 French Ambassador returned to Kyiv from Lviv
«Kyiv was not conquered, Ukraine survived, and we want to be as close as possible to the Ukrainian authorities in order to provide support and express solidarity,” said French Ambassador to Ukraine Etienne de Ponsin.
02:36 The IMF has worsened the forecast for the global economy due to Russia’s war against Ukraine
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said that global economic growth in 2022-2023 is experiencing an even greater contraction than previously forecast. It will cover 143 countries around the world.
02:35 Germany will allocate more than 1 billion euros for military assistance to Ukraine
«These funds will be of great benefit to Ukraine,” said German Finance Minister Christian Lindner.
01:49 Zelensky asked Biden to recognize Russia as state sponsor of terrorism – media
The Washington Post, citing sources, reports that the President of Ukraine voiced this request during a recent telephone conversation with the American leader.
00:53 Since the beginning of the war with the Russian Federation, 2,500-3,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died
This was announced by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. According to him, 10,000 soldiers were wounded.
He emphasized that Russia forever lost Ukraine.
00:11 Zelensky held a meeting with security officials on Mariupol
«The main theme is Mariupol. Details cannot be made public at this time. But we are doing everything to save our people,” Zelensky said.
00:08 Over the past day in the JFO zone, the Ukrainian military repelled 10 enemy attacks
According to the headquarters of the Joint Forces Operation, the Ukrainian military destroyed three tanks, several artillery systems and armored personnel carriers.
According to Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar, Russian troops are preparing for a new offensive in the east. In particular, the medical infrastructure and the territory of Belarus are being prepared for launching missiles.
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